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Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Smruneel Shah from Children’s Academy, Mumbai City, Maharashtra, tops Preliminary Round of 2nd Fit India Quiz
Mumbai : 16 February 2023
The results of the Preliminary Round of the 2nd Fit India Quiz were announced on Thursday. This is India’s biggest online sports and fitness quiz conducted in mobile platforms, taking place across 36 States and Union territories of India.
Smruneel Shah from Children’s Academy, Ashok Nagar, Mumbai City, stood first in Maharashtra in the preliminary round. The State topper can be contacted through the school head on the phone number below:
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SMRUNEEL SHAH
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CHILDRENS ACADEMY ASHOK NAGARMUMBAI CITY MAHARASHTRA
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SHEELA MALLYA
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9833391296
Pratik Singh from Gujarat, Swapnil Deshpande from Telangana, Shashwat Mishra from Uttar Pradesh remained the National Toppers among the male students while Jashanpreet Kaur from Punjab, Estuti Awasthi from Uttar Pradesh and Aakriti Kaushal from Punjab are the National Toppers among the female students.
The 2nd edition of the Fit India National Fitness and Sports Quiz for Schools was launched on 29th August last year by Hon’ble Union Minister, Youth Affairs & Sports and Information & Broadcasting Shri Anurag Singh Thakur and Hon’ble Minister of State, Youth Affairs & Sports and Ministry of Home Affairs, Shri NisithPramanik, in the presence of Hon’ble Union Minister of Education and Skill Development and Entrepreneurship, Shri Dharmendra Pradhan.
The 2nd edition of the quiz has seen a massive participation of 61,981 students from 16,702 schools across 702 districts of India. In comparison, the first edition of the Fit India Quiz saw a total participation of 36,299 students from 13,502 schools. The highest representation in the preliminary rounds of the Fit India Quiz 2022 was from the State of Uttar Pradesh – a total of 20,470 students from 5368 schools. UP was followed by Gujarat and Madhya Pradesh.
The preliminary rounds were held on 8th & 9th December 2022 by the National Testing Agency . The National Testing Agency is the same institution that conducts the IIT and JEE entrance exams. The rounds constituted a mobile-based multiple choice online round taken by students from their home or school.
The quiz provides an opportunity for students and schools to win total cash prizes worth more than Rs 3.25 crores. Into its second edition, the Fit India Quiz gives a unique platform to students from each and every nook and corner of the country to showcase their knowledge in sports and fitness and provides an opportunity to feature on National Television.
Following the declaration of results of the preliminary rounds, the State rounds for Fit India Quiz 2022 are to be held in April 2023. A total of 348 teams from 36 states/UTs will be competing to become the State/UT champions for their respective States/UTs. The 36 State/UT champions will further compete in the National Finals scheduled in June 2023.
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Competition Commission of India
CCI approves acquisition by BCP Topco IX Pte. Ltd. , Waverly Pte Ltd.  and Platinum Owl C 2018 RSC Limited  of Mphasis Limited
The Competition Commission of India  approves acquisition by BCP Topco IX Pte. Ltd., Waverly Pte Ltd.  and Platinum Owl C 2018 RSC Limited of Mphasis Limited  under Section 31 of the Competition Act, 2002, today.
The proposed transaction pertains to the acquisition of up to 75% shareholding in the Target by BCP Topco through a series of inter-connected transactions.
BCP Topco is a private limited company, incorporated under the laws of Singapore. It has not been engaged in providing any products / services and / or performing the business of investment holding in India or worldwide, since its incorporation.
GIC Investor is a special purpose vehicle organised as a private limited company in Singapore that is part of a group of investment holding companies managed by GIC Special Investments Private Limited.
Platinum Owl is acting in its capacity as trustee for Platinum Jasmine Trust, and Abu Dhabi Investment Authority  is the sole beneficiary and settlor of the Platinum Jasmine Trust.
Target is a public limited company, registered under the Companies Act, 1956, listed on National Stock Exchange of India Limited and BSE Limited. It is a global information technology  service provider specialising in providing cloud and cognitive services, including application development and maintenance, infrastructure management services, knowledge processing services, service/technical helpdesk, transaction processing services and customer service, business process management / business process outsourcing  and infrastructure services, globally through a combination of technology knowhow, domain and process expertise.
Detailed order of the CCI will follow.
UPSC
UPSC celebrates its 93rd Foundation Day
The Union Public Service Commission  celebrated its 93rd Foundation Day here today. The celebration was organised in the Ayog Sachivalaya Building within the Commission’s premises. The function was attended by former Chairmen and Members of the Commission who were invited by the Commission as Guests of Honour. The Secretary, UPSC, Shri Rakesh Gupta welcomed the guests on the occasion.
The Chairman, UPSC, Shri Arvind Saxena, addressed the gathering on the occasion. He expressed his gratitude to the former Chairmen and members of the Commission for gracing the occasion and reinforcing the Commission's core foundation of tradition and continuity which gives UPSC its robust image of reliability and maintaining the highest standards of probity. He also emphasised on the rich and diverse professional backgrounds, the acumen and wisdom and the highest standards of integrity, which the members bring to the Commission which, alongwith their active oversight over all its functions, provides the base of constructing this Institution. He also enlightened the audience about the achievements and the new initiatives being undertaken by the Commission and informed that the Commission has been continuously looking at its own systems and is open to discussion and suggestions for improvements in critical areas like conduct of examination, recruitments, and evaluation through interviews.
The cultural programme followed thereafter, was organised by the Officers and Staff of the Commission, which comprised of devotional song, Folk Dance, Vocal performance and Drums.
Prime Minister's Office
India Awaits Your Arrival, Says Prime Minister Modi to US President Donald Trump
Ahead of the 2 Day Official Visit of the US President Donald Trump to India, Prime Minister Narendra Modi said, ”India Awaits Your Arrival @POTUS realDonaldTrump”
In a message posted on his twitter handle, the Prime Minister said, “Your visit is definitely going to further strengthen the friendship between our nations. See you very soon in Ahmedabad”.
President Donald Trump is arriving in Ahmedabad today where he would be attending the Namaste Trump Event at the Motera Stadium along with a visit to the Sabarmati Ashram.
He would be arriving in New Delhi, later in the evening. He is expected to hold wide-ranging discussions with the Prime Minister on various national and international issues.
Ministry of Communications
Scheme for recognition of Internet Service Providers  excelling in providing Rural Fiber to the Home  connections
In a significant move aimed at promoting digital inclusion and socio-economic development in the rural India, Department of Telecommunications , has launched a scheme to recognize Internet Service Providers  for their exceptional efforts in expanding Fiber-to-the-Home  broadband connections in rural areas.
Key Highlights of the Scheme
Under this scheme, DoT, has decided to recognize nine ISPs, three each of category A, B and C, who have provided maximum number of net additions in rural FTTH Connections in a year.
The recognition would include a certificate and name of the ISP would be displayed on DOT website. The recognition will be given annually for the net additions from April to March. The first recognition would be for the period 1st April, 2023 to 31st March, 2024.
The minimum net addition criteria for each category are as follows:
Category A: ISPs in this category should achieve a minimum of 50,000 net additions in rural FTTH connections.
Category B: ISPs in this category are required to achieve a minimum of 10,000 net additions in rural FTTH connections.
Category C: ISPs in this category must achieve a minimum of 2,000 net additions in rural FTTH connections.
This initiative reflects the Government of India’s commitment to enhancing digital access and connectivity in rural areas, ultimately driving socio-economic development and inclusive growth across the nation.
For additional information and details about the scheme, please visit the official DoT website at
https://dot.gov.in/data-services/2574
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Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
Centre chairs meeting with States/UTs to implement Stock Limit Order of edible oils and oilseeds
Centre notified order on 3rd February, 2022 specifying the stock limit quantities on edible oils and oilseeds upto 30th June, 2022
The Order aims at regulating storage and distribution of edible oils and oilseeds besides, keeping check over hoarding in the country
The Government has notified an order on 3rd February, 2022 specifying the stock limit quantities on edible oils and oilseeds upto 30th June, 2022 with a view to provide impetus to the various steps taken by the Government to cool the prices of edible oil in the country.
The Stock Limit Order empowers the Union Government and all States/UTs to regulate storage and distribution of edible oils and oilseeds. This would also help the Government in checking hoarding of edible oils and oilseeds in the country. A Meeting was held by the Department of Food & Public Distribution on 08.02.2022 with all States/UTs for discussing the implementation plan of the above order dated 3rd February, 2022. During the meeting it was emphasized that States/UTs authorities may enforce Stock Limit Quantities Order without causing any disruption in the supply chain and also any undue hardship to bonafide trade.
For edible oils, the stock limit specified is 30 quintals for retailers, 500 quintals for wholesalers, 30 quintals for retail outlets of bulk consumers i.e. big chain retailers and shops and 1000 quintals for its depots. Processors of edible oils would be able to stock 90 days of their storage capacities.
For edible oilseeds, the stock limit is 100 quintals for retailers, 2000 quintals for wholesalers. Processors of edible oilseeds would be able to stock 90 days production of edible oils as per daily input production capacity. Exporters and importers have been kept outside the purview of this Order with some caveats.
It was informed in the meeting that in case the stocks held by respective legal entities are higher than the prescribed limits then it has to be declared on the portal  of Department of Food & Public Distribution and bring it to the prescribed stock limits in this Control Order within 30 days of the issue of this notification. States/UTs have also been provided the access to this portal for monitoring the disclosed stocks by the entities. Further, the States/UTs were advised that the States may regularly monitor the stock limits through the portal.
The above measure is expected to curtail any unfair practices like hoarding, black marketing etc. in the market which may lead to any increase in the prices of edible oils. The States/UTs were also briefed about the current international price scenario and how the Indian market is affected by it.
Ministry of Consumer Affairs, Food & Public Distribution
114 search and seizure operations carried out against non-ISI certified Toys
41,489 toys seized during 2021-2023 including 4178 toys against two firms for misuse of Bureau of Indian Standards standard mark
The Union Minister of State for Consumer Affairs, Food and Public Distribution, Shri Ashwini Kumar Choubey in a written reply to a question in Lok Sabha that, in order to curb the sale of non-ISI certified Toys and to ensure implementation of Toys Quality Control Order, 2020, 114 Search and Seizure operations were carried out in which a total quantity of 41,489 toys were seized during the year 2021-22 and 2022-2023  which includes seizure of 4178 toys against two firms for misuse of Bureau of Indian Standards  standard mark.
Safety of Toys is under compulsory BIS certification from 1st Jan. 2021 as per the Toys  Order, 2020 issued by the Ministry of Commerce and Industry  under Section 16 of the BIS Act, 2016. Accordingly, it has been compulsory for toys to conform to the corresponding Indian Standards for Safety of Toys and to bear BIS Standard Mark under a licence from BIS as per Scheme-I of Schedule –II of BIS  Regulations, 2018.
As per this Quality Control Order, read with Section 17 of the BIS Act, 2016, no person shall manufacture, import, distribute, sell, hire, lease, store or exhibit for sale any toys without the ISI mark.Under the BIS Product Certification scheme i.e. Scheme-I of Schedule –II of the BIS  Regulations, 2018, Licence is granted to manufacturing units to use the Standard Mark on the product as per the relevant Indian Standards. Accordingly, toy manufacturing units including foreign manufacturing units exporting toys to India are required to obtain BIS licence for safety of toys.
BIS also conducts factory and market surveillance under which samples of ISI marked toys are drawn from the factories and market and tested in labs according to the Indian Standard, to ensure that ISI marked toys available to consumer are safe and conforming to prescribed standards.
Ministry of Youth Affairs and Sports
Fit India Quiz - 2021 set to have two Preliminary Rounds to give students multiple opportunities to qualify
Key Highlight
- The winners of the Preliminary Round will take part in the State Round in the month of December
- The winners of the state round will go on to participate at the National level in January - February 2022
The first edition of Fit India Quiz, which was launched earlier this year, is now set to have two Preliminary Rounds so that students get a chance to avail either one or both the opportunities to take the test.
After the two preliminary rounds, a combined merit list of both the tests would be prepared to shortlist the students for the next stage. Students who have appeared twice, have the advantage of the best score out of the two tests being considered.
The date and time for the second preliminary round would be announced shortly.
The winners of the Preliminary Round will then take part in the State Round in the month of December and the winners of the state round will then go on to participate at the National level in January - February 2022.
The winners of the quiz at each level would then have a chance to win cash prizes along with the honour to be called India's 1st Fit India State/National level Quiz Champion.
The main aim of the quiz is to create awareness among students about India’s rich sporting history and to also tell them more about India’s centuries-old indigenous sports and our national and regional sporting heroes.
Ministry of Agriculture &
Farmers Welfare
Promoting a Heat-Resistant Variety of Wheat
The wheat varieties DBW187 and DBW222 have been found superior over HD-3086 as far as heat tolerance is concerned. During the crop season 2021-22, the varieties namely DBW187 and DBW222have shown heat tolerance with yield gain of 3.6% and 5.4%, respectively as compared to HD-3086 .
The variety PBW 803 developed by the Punjab Agricultural University , Ludhiana is suitable for irrigated timely sown condition and resistant to brown rust as well as moderately resistant to stripe rust. This variety is not recommended as heat-tolerant variety.
The Government aims to promote the use of heat-resistant varieties amongst the farmers through public and private partnership and providing seed directly to the farmers. To promote the use of these varieties, the Indian Institute of Wheat and Barely Research , Karnal under ICAR has signed 250 Memorandum of Agreements  for DBW 187 and 191 MoAs for DBW 222 with private companies for seed production. The institute has distributed more than 2500 quintal seeds of DBW 187 and 1,250 quintal seeds of DBW 222 during the crop season, 2021-22.
The ICAR-IIWBR Karnal has initiated a specific research project entitled “Breeding high yielding wheat genotypes for stress conditions of warmer regions of India” on heat tolerant varieties. Besides, ICAR-IIWBR Karnal is also collaborating with International Maize and Wheat Improvement Centre , Mexico on development of climate resilient wheat varieties.
This information was given by the Union Minister of Agriculture & Farmers Welfare Shri Narendra Singh Tomar in a written reply in Rajya Sabha today.
Ministry of Social Justice & Empowerment
Aids and assistive devices to be distributed to Divyangjan at Samajik Adhikarita Shivir at Gaya, Bihar tomorrow
A total of 2220 aids and assistive devices valued over Rs one crore will be distributed free of cost to 1146 Divyangjan at Block/Panchayat levels at ‘Samajik Adhikarita Shivir’ in Gaya, Bihar tomorrow. The Shivir is being organised under the ADIP Scheme of the Union Ministry of Social Justice and Empowerment by the Department of Empowerment of Persons with Disabilities  in association with ALIMCO and District Administration.
The inaugural distribution camp function tomorrow, will be attended virtually by Union Minister of State for Social Justice and Empowerment Shri Krishan Pal Gurjar as the Chief Guest. Gaya MP Shri Vijay Kumar will preside over the function ‘in person’ at the venue of main event, along with other dignitaries.
Different type of assistive devices will be distributed among identified Divyangjan of Gaya District registered during assessment camps at Block Level. Major items which will be distributed includes Tricycles, Wheelchairs, Crutches, Walking Sticks, Rollators, Smart Canes, Braille Kits, Braille Canes, C. P Chairs, MSIED Kits, ADL Kits , Haring Aids, Artificial Limbs and Callipers, etc.
LIVE streaming of event is https://youtu.be/R1aPkxDnQ4
Ministry of Defence
Indian delegation, led by Additional Secretary , attends Langkawi International Maritime & Aerospace Exhibition 2023 in Malaysia
An Indian delegation, led by Additional Secretary  Shri T Natarajan, attended the 16th Langkawi International Maritime and Aerospace Exhibition , being held at Langkawi, Malaysia between May 22-25, 2023. The Additional Secretary  also called on Malaysian Minister of Defence Dato’ Seri Mohamad Hasan on the sidelines of the exhibition.
Established in 1991 and held biennially, LIMA is one of the largest maritime & aerospace exhibitions in the Asia-Pacific. This year’s edition involves over 600 exhibitors from more than 30 countries, including India.
Ministry of Women and Child Development
Ministry of Women and Child Development invites comments/ suggestions onThe Trafficking in Persons  Bill, 2021
Ministry of Women and Child Development has invited comments/suggestions from all the stakeholders on the draft ‘Trafficking in Persons  Bill, 2021’.The objective of the bill is to prevent and counter trafficking in persons, especially women and children, to provide for care, protection, and rehabilitation to the victims, while respecting their rights, and creating a supportive legal, economic and social environment for them and also to ensure prosecution of offenders, and for matters connected therewith or incidental thereto. The Bill, once finalized, will be sent to the Cabinet for approvaland then for the assent of both the houses of Parliament to become an Act. This Act shall apply to every offence of trafficking in persons with cross-border implications.
The Comments/suggestions on the aforesaid Draft Bill may be sent by 14.07.2021 on the e-mail ID santanu.brajabasi[at]gov[dot]in
Kindly click on the link below for the Draft Bill.
https://wcd.nic.in/acts/public-notice-and-draft-trafficking-persons-prevention-care-and-rehabilitation-bill-2021
Ministry of Railways
PM Lauds Senior Citizens for giving up Concessional value of passenger fare Subsidy
Indian Railways benefits Rs 77 Crores on account of senior citizens opting to give up subsidy
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi in the interactive session Bharat Ki Baat Sabke Saath has lauded the efforts of Senior Citizens of India for giving up subsidy for travel in Indian Railways. While interacting at the event in London, PM recounted his days spent at Railway Station & the enriching experience he gathered there from. PM also noted the remarkable progress made by Indian Railways in Infrastructure creation.
Indian Railways have registered a significant rise in the number of senior citizens who have chosen to give up the subsidy. From 15th August, 2016 to 31st March, 2018 about 40 lakh esteemed senior citizens have voluntarily given up concessions resulting in benefit of Rs. 77 crore savings to Railways from this single initiative. Option for giving up of concession in passenger fare for senior citizens to the extent of 100% was already available. Further, Indian Railways has popularized it along with giving the option to avail either the full concession provided to them on rail tickets or half of it.
The scheme of “Give it up” Senior Citizen concession has been a great success. Indian Railways is thankful to the citizens, who have opted for giving up senior citizen concession.
At present, male senior citizens get 40 per cent while women get 50 per cent concession on the total fare. Though there are many categories of passengers including sportspersons and differently-abled persons who avail concessions, the major beneficiaries are in the senior citizen segment.
Prime Minister's Office
PM extends greetings on Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Prakash Parv
The Prime Minister Shri Narendra Modi has extended his greetings on the occasion of Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji’s Prakash Parv today.
“We bow to the venerable Shri Guru Gobind Singh Ji on his Prakash Parv.
ਦਸਮ ਪਿਤਾ ਸਾਹਿਬ ਸ੍ਰੀ ਗੁਰੂ ਗੋਬਿੰਦ ਸਿੰਘ ਜੀ ਦੇ ਪ੍ਰਕਾਸ਼ ਪੁਰਬ ਮੌਕੇ ਅਸੀਂ ਉਨ੍ਹਾਂ ਅੱਗੇ ਸੀਸ ਝੁਕਾਉਂਦੇ ਹਾਂ।“, Prime Minister said.
Ministry of Commerce & Industry
FOREIGN DIRECT INVESTMENT
During the last seven financial years, Foreign Direct Investment  inflows worth US$ 440.26 billion have been reported in India. FDI inflow in India stood at US$ 45.15 billion in 2014-2015 and has increased since then. The financial year wise details are as under:
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2014-15
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45.15
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2015-16
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55.56
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2016-17
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60.22
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2017-18
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60.97
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2018-19
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62.00
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74.39
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2020-21
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81.97
To promote Foreign Direct Investment , the Government has put in place an investor-friendly policy, wherein except for a few sectors, most sectors are open for 100% FDI under the Automatic route. Further, the policy on FDI is reviewed on an ongoing basis, to ensure that India remains attractive & investor friendly destination. Changes are made in the policy after having consultations with stakeholders including apex industry chambers, Associations, representatives of industries/groups and other organizations. Government has recently undertaken a number of reforms across sectors. In the last one year alone, reforms in the FDI policy have been undertaken in sectors such as Insurance, Defence, Petroleum & Natural Gas, Telecom, etc.
Foreign Direct Investment inflows serve to augment domestic investments, promotes industrial development and employment generation across sectors and ancillary industries. Further, such investments bring international best practices and latest technologies which facilitate in skill development, export promotion and improvement of overall competitiveness of economy leading to overall economic growth and development in the country.
This information was given by the Minister of State in the Ministry of Commerce and Industry, Shri Som Parkash, in a written reply in the Lok Sabha today.